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☘️᭙ꫝꫀꪀ ᭙ꫀ ꪑꫀꫀꪻ ꪖᧁꪖﺃꪀ ☘️

V5.5

[Verse 1] Beneath the green hills of the Galway shore, We pledged our young hearts by the cottage door. With gorse all in bloom and the salt in the air, I held you so close as I kissed you there. But the city called out with the promise of pay, And you took to the ship where you left me that day. [Pre-Chorus] No letters came back….through the fog and the foam, And the long seasons turned… while you wandered from home. [Chorus] Oh, the tide goes out…. and the tide comes in, Where the dark ocean ends and our lives begin. Though the world kept us parted….and oceans between, My heart stayed with you….in the valleys of green. Now the wind whispers low…through the mist and the spray, And carries us back to that sweet yesterday. [Verse 2] I walked by the headlands when winter was long, Listening close to the curlew's soft…sad song. I wondered what harbor had stolen your smile, If you ever looked back toward our emerald isle. The village grew quiet …as time marched along, But I kept all our memories ….safe…. in a song. [INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE] [Pre-Chorus] Through years of dark silence….through sorrow and rain, I searched every horizon to lighten the pain. [Chorus] Oh, the tide goes out…and the tide comes in, Where the dark ocean ends and our lives begin. Though the world kept us parted…and oceans between, My heart stayed with you…..in the valleys of green. Now the wind whispers low….through the mist and the spray, And carries us back….to that sweet yesterday. [Bridge – Fiddle & Bodhrán Solo / Build-up] Then one golden evening as sunset burned red, A shadow walked softly…where ocean waves spread. A traveler weathered by travel and years, With the very same eyes…that could bring me to tears. You stood on the pebbles…no words left to say, And all of those lonely years….melted away. [Final Chorus – Full Harmony & Soaring Fiddle] Oh, the tide goes out…and the tide comes in, Where the dark ocean ends and our lives begin! No longer we're parted by oceans between, We stand side by side …by the waters serene. Hand in hand in the dusk….as the ocean rolls free, Two lovers reunited….by the edge of the sea. [Outro – Soft Harp & Acoustic Guitar] [SPOKEN WORDS] By the edge of the sea... Where the wild waves roll free... Finally home...... with me.